Here, with my
emphases is the not so scary real version.
FAQs: What’s the Latest on IPAB?
IPAB was authorized to
help constrain the growth in Medicare spending over time. The Board was conceived as an independent body of experts with
authority to make Medicare savings
recommendations if spending exceeded growth targets, according to a process specified in the ACA (described below). The goal was to create
an evidence-based process that removes the political influence of stakeholders from Medicare payment policy decisions. Unlike the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which provides analysis and policy advice on Medicare to Congress, IPAB has statutory authority to
recommend certain changes to Medicare that are required to be implemented to achieve savings (or equivalent savings proposals made by Congress).
Does that sound like a Death Panel to you? In February 2018 the Republican Congress killed IPAB. I guess the Repubs didn't want any advice on how to control Medicare costs. On the other hand, they killed it so they could tell the sheeples "WE GOT RID OF OBAMA'S DEATH PANELS"